Tom Hanks’ Book Recommendations (updated 2022 list)

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10 Books Recommended by Tom Hanks

Sapiens

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a 2011 book by Yuval Noah Harari.

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“As in, all of us, each and every person who every stood erect on this spinning globe.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles.

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1 recommender
Tom Hanks

“What “Gone with the Wind” was to the Antebellum Plantation, this is to the Russian Grand Hotel.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

An Army at Dawn

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 is a 2002 book by Rick Atkinson.

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1 recommender
Tom Hanks

“The Liberation Trilogy covers WWII in Africa and Europe, where the small details hold the DNA of the entire conflagration. The final pages will rip your heart out.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

Stasiland

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall is a 2003 book by Anna Funder.

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1 recommender
Tom Hanks

“You may not be able to comprehend how far a state will go to keep its people subjugated.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

A World Lit Only by Fire

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age is a 1992 book by William Manchester.

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Tom Hanks

“The dark ages, explained as humans lived through them. A time machine of a book.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

Spies of the Balkans

Spies of the Balkans is a 2004 book by Alan Furst.

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1 recommender
Tom Hanks

“Espionage and mystery and politics and war at a time when one was either a hero, a villain or a coward. No exceptions.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

The Future Is History

The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia is a 2017 book by Masha Gessen.

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1 recommender
Tom Hanks

“Current events, ongoing, recognizable, and important to realize.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

What It Takes

What It Takes: The Way to the White House is a 1992 book by Richard Ben Cramer.

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1 recommender
Tom Hanks

“Thinking about running for office? Going into politics? Really? REALLY???” – Tom Hanks (Source)

Supreme City

Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America is a 2014 book by Donald L. Miller.

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Tom Hanks

“You will never see NYC the same, and will never be without a destination to see.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

1939: The Lost World of the Fair

1939: The Lost World of the Fair is a 1995 book by David Gelernter.

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Tom Hanks

“You will go to the Fair with two of the most fascinating people to ever live in a book.” – Tom Hanks (Source)

Books Written by Tom Hanks

Uncommon Type

Uncommon Type is a 2017 book by Tom Hanks.

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10 Books Recommended by Tom Hanks

Sapiens

A Gentleman in Moscow

An Army at Dawn

Stasiland

A World Lit Only by Fire

Spies of the Balkans

The Future Is History

What It Takes

Supreme City

1939: The Lost World of the Fair

Books Written by Tom Hanks

Uncommon Type

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